"So going back to the old saying if something is too good to be true to watch it so if somebody's trying to sell you something at a very cheap price, it's probably too good to be true so look into that," said Bridges.

The biggest thing farm equipment owners can do is document their purchases.

"What I would strongly encourage is to always have the serial number to any of your equipment. That's one of the problems that we've run into in the past. It's kind of hard to find these items sometimes because it can be off in the woods in a pasture somewhere once they're sold," said Bridges.

"I cannot harp on the importance of writing down your numbers and taking pictures because being a victim of a crime is somewhat like an accident, you never know when it could happen," Bridges.

Bridges says taking the keys out of your farm equipment, storing it out of sight and securing it if possible are the best ways to try and keep your equipment from being targeted by thieves.

Bridges says they have had some major cases of livestock theft in the past but none so far this year.